Teenage Alcohol Abuse in the News

How To Talk To Your Kids About Teenage Binge Drinking (From An Ex-Teen …
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For some parents, it's difficult to talk to their kids about drinking. For others, the thought of their children even picking up a wine cooler or shot glass that they didn't get permission to drink is unthinkable, so they don't even bother …
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CdMHS PTA Tackles Teen Substance Abuse at January Meeting
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Tiffany McCafferty of C.A.N. (Community Alliance Network) and Robin Reeves of Project Path outlined the many ways teens are abusing drugs and alcohol, most by way of not even leaving their homes. McCafferty showed an alarming video that showed how …
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PTA, Northshore School District present forum on teen alcohol and drug abuse
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The Bothell, Inglemoor and Woodinville High School PTA, along with the support of the Northshore School District, will present Not In My Back Yard, a free presentation on teen drug abuse. January 11, 2013 · Updated 3:06 PM. Tweet. comments; Email Story …
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Dangers of Teenage Drinking and Driving – Educational Video

Discussion of the problem of teenage drinking and driving, made in cooperation with the Yale Center of Alcohol Studies. 3 college men, one doing no drinking, one drinking beer and one drinking heavily are studied. Results are compared to effects of equivalent amounts in rats. Depicts an accidents resulting from only casual drinking before driving. Shows rat experiments, teenagers drinking in bar and dancing, and alludes to death of one couple because of driving while intoxicated. Producer: Centron Corporation. Young drivers are a high-risk group, partially because they are young and just learning the rules, but that is not the only reason. Young drivers often think they are invincible; that the crashes caused by teenage drinking and driving reported on the news will never happen to them. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the youngest drivers are less likely to drive after drinking, but are more likely to crash when they do, because of inexperience with both alcohol and driving and the combination of the two. In 2003, 27 percent of 16-20-year-old passenger vehicle drivers fatally injured in crashes had high BACs (0.08 percent or more). The percentage of high BACs was much lower among females (13 percent) than among males (33 percent), and also was lower among 16-17-year-old drivers (16 percent) than among 18-19-year-old (30 percent) or 20-year-old (35 percent) drivers. In many high schools, students come face to face with the effects of teenage …

 

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